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Other Quotes by Adam Smith
- Man is an animal that makes bargains: no other animal does this - no dog exchanges bones with another.
- As soon as the land of any country has all become private property, the landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never…
- The propensity to truck, barter and exchange one thing for another is common to all men, and to be found in no other race of…
- Every individual is continually exerting himself to find out the most advantageous employment for whatever capital he can command. It is his own advantage, indeed,…
- In regards to the price of commodities, the rise of wages operates as simple interest does, the rise of profit operates like compound interest. Our…
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- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour